EuroQol is a generic quality of life instrument for measuring quality of life. The original EuroQol group was composed of 23 members from England, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden.
NOTE: EuroQol is a copyrighted term.
Parameters (Table 1, page 204):
(1) mobility
(2) self-care
(3) main activity (life-work: work, study, etc.)
(4) social relationships
(5) pain
(6) mood
Scoring:
(1) Mobility, self-care and pain are scored on a Likert scale from 1 to 3.
(2) Main activity, social relationships and mood are scored as 1 (not a problem) to 2 (problem).
Each patient is assigned a state designation for each parameter. Over time a state matrix would be generated.
Interpretation:
• There are a total of 216 possible patterns. However, there are considerably fewer in practice, since a person confined to bed or unable to feed self is unlikely to be able to pursue main activity or social relationships. It appears as if there are 16 common patterns.
Limitations:
• The measures are somewhat limited compared to other instruments. For example, mobility uses only 3 states, while other instruments may use 5 to 7. A limited number of states may be required since design constraints require simple pattern recognition. Using more states would make the combinations explosive.
